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After just nine months of being on sale, Mazda is updating the CX-5 for the 2018MY with new features.

The biggest highlight of the 2018 Mazda CX-5 is the adoption of the company’s cylinder deactivation system, enabling the Skyactiv-G 2.5-liter petrol engine to shut down the two outside cylinders at cruising speeds for better fuel economy.

Japanese tuners continue to bring the heat with body kits for the new Lexus LS — first off was Artisan Spirits and Modellista, followed by TRD Japan, and now we can add Wald International to the mix:

Pricing and availability are still unknown, but we’ll be sure to update when more information becomes available. The LS has proven to be quite the starting canvas for these tuners — has there been a stronger set of body kit options since the spindle grille was introduced?

This isn't just some lame kit cobbled up in somebody's garage, instead, it's a very cool kit cobbled up on somebody's lawn.

Thank God it's not another Ferrari 250 GTO kit, too many wonderful 240Zs have been lost thanks to the going rate of the sportscar in the 1980s. This is #2 of 3 cars built by Jack Atkinson as an homage to the IMSA Z car, named the "Primadonna", it uses custom molds he built himself on his driveway. Nicknamed "JETTLAG" the car incorporates many design features found on IMSA race cars at the time, notably the Porsche 935.

TRD Japan has announced a body kit for the all-new fifth-generation Lexus LS F SPORT — here are both the standard and blacked-out editions:

Broken down, the set is a front spoiler, side skirts, a trunk spoiler, and a full rear diffuser/sports muffler set. Along with the body kit, there are two new forged aluminum wheels — one is 20-inch, the other is 21-inch:

With the 2018 LS 500 & LS 500h now in Japanese dealerships, official Lexus tuner Modellista has turned in a body kit for the new flagship sedan:

The kit is made up of a front underspoiler, side skirts, and a rear diffuser, for a total retail cost of ¥480,000 ($4,230 USD). Interested in the 21-inch aluminum wheels? That’s going to run ¥1,050,000 ($9,270) with a full set of Bridgestone Potenza tires.

Nissan announced pricing and spec details of the 2018 Frontier mid-size pickup truck.

For the MY2018, the Nissan Frontier soldiers on and gains the company’s RearView Monitor feature as standard across the range and an updated list of standard features, including air-conditioning, cruise control, Bluetooth and a five-inch infotainment system.

With the 2018 NX now in Japanese dealerships, official Lexus tuner Modellista has turned in a body kit for the updated crossover:

The kit is made up of a front underspoiler, side skirts, and a rear diffuser, for a total retail cost of ¥325,080 ($2,890 USD) for the NX 300 and ¥249,480 ($2,220 USD). Two other options are also available — a backdoor styling plate for ¥27,000 ($240 USD) and a 19-inch aluminum wheel & tire set for ¥397,440 ($3,530 USD).

The 2018 Subaru Forester has arrived on sale, with minor tweaks across a few of the model grades.

There are no cosmetic changes to the 2018 model-year version of the Subaru Forester (and thus these are photos of the last model-year update, 2016), with just spec upgrades filtering to the petrol-powered 2.5i-S, turbo-petrol 2.0 XT Premium, and turbo-diesel 2.0D-S models.

TRD Japan hasannounced a body kit for the freshly updated 2018 Lexus CT 200h — here are both the standard and Black editions:

Broken down, the set is a front spoiler, side skirts, tail light spoilers and a full rear diffuser and sports muffler set. There are also two additional underbody technical parts — front aero spats to improve aerodynamics and a member brace to increase rigidity:

On sale in the United Kingdom since February 2015, the Suzuki Celerio has received a new limited edition trim.

It's called the Suzuki Celerio City, and it's limited to just 500 units, each carrying a starting price of £7,499 (equal to $9,661), with the brand's reduction campaign that drops £500 ($644) from the price of any new model in the range, until September 30.

The updated 2018 Toyota Prius C has landed in Australia, bringing a revised look inside and out, along with extra equipment for marginal price increases across the range.

Starting from $24,040 before on-road costs, the Prius C kicks off $590 more expensive than before, though it maintains its title as the most affordable hybrid vehicle available in the Australian market.

Official Lexus tuner TRD Japan have announced their body kit for the Lexus LX — just take a look at these images:

Ringing up the register, the front grille is ¥230,000 ($2,100), the rear bumper is ¥80,000 ($730 USD), and the wheels are a stunning ¥750,000 ($6,800 USD) — let’s take a look at the full kit on a range of colors:

Officials in Saitama Prefecture, near Tokyo, have culled about 800 pigs after swine fever was detected at a hog farm.The prefectural government started putting down pigs at the farm in Chichibu City late on Friday after the virus was detected earlier in the day.

A survey shows that Japan's public spending on education as a percentage of GDP was the lowest among OECD countries.The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development released a report based on its survey conducted in 2016.

Japan's two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has won the Autumn Classic International in Oakville, Canada, marking a victorious start to the 2019-2020 season.Hanyu came out on top in his free skate on Saturday, after winning the short program on Friday.

Japanese cellist Haruma Sato has been awarded the top prize in an international music competition in the German city of Munich.The 21-year-old Sato became the first Japanese to win in the cello category in the ARD International Music Competition on Friday.

Tokyo police will put into place special terror-prevention measures at the Marathon Grand Championship taking place on Sunday. It is being done in preparation for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.The MGC is a qualifier for next year's Olympics. It will take place on the planned route for the Olympic...more

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Efforts to restore electricity to parts of Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo that were left in the dark this week after a powerful typhoon continue. But for many people, it could be two weeks or more before power is fully restored. About 140,000 households are still without electricity.Members of Japan's...more

Arrangements are being made for a meeting between Pope Francis and a former Japanese death row inmate during the pontiff's visit to Japan in November.Iwao Hakamada was sentenced to death for the murder of a family of four in 1966, but was later freed after spending decades behind bars. The...more